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When Mona, a mother in her thirties who lives in New Jersey, was pregnant, she had a fever which she treated with Tylenol. Six years later, her daughter was diagnosed with autism. According to President Trump, these two events just might be directly related. In a White House press conference …

When it was released back in 2020, Ghost of Tsushima struck a chord with players with its razor-sharp samurai gameplay and heavenly aesthetics. The open-world experience wasn’t entirely original, but through the strength of the game’s visuals — which filled each frame with vibrancy and texture befitting a fully colored …

In the first battle of Final Fantasy Tactics: The Ivalice Chronicles, Ramza, the youngest son of the noble Beoulve family, helps put down a band of former soldiers turned thieves, driven to desperation as their families starve and jobs vanish. At the end of the battle, Ramza says, “Honest work …

Theo Von slammed the Department of Homeland Security for using his viral comedy clips in their promotional videos for deportations. On Tuesday, the DHS shared an upload that opened with Von saying, “Heard you got deported, dude, bye!” The moment was clipped from a longer video, which includes the critical …

Back in June, a South African YouTube show about religious prophecies and visions featured an interview with a guest named Joshua Mhlakela. Though later described by viewers as a “pastor,” Mhlakela only said that he was a “simple person” without a church title who had experienced a vision of the …

You don’t often find a true crime journalist who lives on the other side of the bars, but, then, John J. Lennon isn’t your typical crime writer. Which is why Michael Shane Hale — Shane, for short — trusted him with his story for Lennon’s debut book, The Tragedy of …

It’s a great time to be into fanfiction. The space is currently in the throes of a digital gold rush for content seekers and creators. There’s something for everyone, about practically anything. But fanfiction, long a force in the corners of the internet that managed to escape the commercial monotony …

Elon Musk’s estranged father, Errol Musk, is facing several allegations of child sex abuse involving five of his children and stepchildren, according to a new New York Times investigation. The allegations against Errol, 79, were detailed in police reports, court records, personal letters, and interviews with family members and social …

Travis Kelce got a monetary slap on the wrist for unsportsmanlike conduct after making an “obscene gesture” at a recent game. Kelce was fined $14,491 after gesturing to his groin as a taunt to the opposing team following a play during Sunday, Sept. 14’s game against the Philadelphia Eagles at …

Mike Duncan knows how empires fall. He’s covered history’s most defining collapses, upheavals, and regime changes through the Revolutions and History of Rome podcasts — the latter being a 179 episode, 73 hour long behemoth exploring the trajectory of the Roman Republic and Empire from conception to collapse. He knows …